House Proceeding 11-07-09 on Nov 7th, 2009 :: 3:08:30 to 3:10:45
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3:08:26 to 3:08:46( Edit History Discussion )

Geoff Davis: underinsured, on behalf of struggle every day to pay the rising cost of nurns to their employees and on behalf of seniors, and in fact of all americans who worry about our families getting the able to pay for it, today is a great day for america and i

3:08:30 to 3:10:45( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Geoff Davis

3:08:47 to 3:09:07( Edit History Discussion )

Geoff Davis: the speaker pro tempore: e gentlelady's time has expired. thgentleman from new york reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from kentucky, mr. davis. the speaker pro tempore: the minutes. mr. davis: we all agree we need to improve health care quality and increase access but this

3:09:08 to 3:09:29( Edit History Discussion )

Geoff Davis: bill fails to do system of republicans know health care reform can be accomplished without raising taxes for families and small businesses, without increasing the size of government, without cutting medicare benefits. this week, tens of thousands of americans traveled to washington, d.c. to demand a health bill to reduce access and keep the government out of our health decisions.

3:09:30 to 3:09:50( Edit History Discussion )

Geoff Davis: listening, democrats squelched over 45 health care bills in favor of a tyrannical bills that creates 118 now agencies, boards, and program, kills jobs and raises tacks -- taxes by $730 billion. unemployment reached a staggering 26-year high and this bill will cost another 5.5

3:09:51 to 3:10:13( Edit History Discussion )

Geoff Davis: million jobs. americans don't want reforms with higher costs ahn unemployment. this is a misguided effort by the majority making it more complicated and expensive to create jobs. the northern kentucky medical society and thousands of doctors nationwide are opposed to this bill. they know that government takeover of health care will put bureaucrats between doctors

3:10:14 to 3:10:36( Edit History Discussion )

Geoff Davis: we can craft responsible health care legislation and that's what my republican colleagues and i have done in h.r. 4038, the commons health care reform and affordability act. our substitute reduces premium costs for every american to make health care more affordable. under our bill, insurance premiums are $5,000 cheaper per

3:10:37 to 3:10:45( Edit History Discussion )

Geoff Davis: family than the cheapest democratic bill. 24 bill takes wastes and costs out of the system instead of the republican bill heeds the pleas of the people without